Clara
Kaushagen, 90
Thief
River Falls - Clara Kaushagen, 90, died
Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at Oakland Park Nursing Home
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 
p.m.
on Friday, May 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls with Rev. John Wollenzien
officiating. Ida Nordvall was the organist.
Casketbearers included grandsons Randy, Kevin, and
Gerald Tharaldson, and great-grandsons Nicholas and
Nolan Schuler and Joshua Tharaldson. Serving as
honorary casketbearers were granddaughters Nicole
Nelson and Cherie Sigerud, great-grandchildren
Tara, Bethany, Kayla, Ashley, Katlyn, Breanna and
Jacob Tharaldson and Tucker and Sawyer Nelson, and
step great-grandchildren Aaron and Amanda Sigerud.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Clara
Louina Rebecca Myers was born on April 9, 1912 in
the village of Westbrook, the daughter of Peter
Finley and Anna (Flor) Myers. She was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Goodridge on May
31, 1957. She grew up near Viking where she
attended Willowdale School.
On
June 24, 1931, Clara married Oscar Tharaldson. On
April 29, 1958, she was united in marriage to Eli
Kaushagen. She farmed in the Goodridge and
Newfolden areas and also worked for Arctic Cat for
four years.
Clara
enjoyed working on crafts, including beadwork and
embroidery, and especially enjoyed visiting and
being with family.
Survivors
include a son, Richard (Yvonne) Tharaldson of
Goodridge; five grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don (Pat) of
North Bend, Wash. and Frank (Effie) of Windom; and
several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
Clara in death were her husbands; a son, Orlin
Robert Tharaldson; her parents; two brothers, Bill
and Charlie; and a sister, Dorothy.
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